Jeremiah 22:26
24 “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
25 In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.
I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.
27 You will never return to the land for which you long.”
28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.
- KJV
- And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
- WEB
- I will cast you out with your mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born; and there you will die.
- ASV
- And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
- DARBY
- And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
- BLB
- And I will cast you out—and your mother who gave birth to you—upon another land, where you were not born there; and there you⁺ shall die.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil kaste deg og din mor som fødte deg, bort til et annet land, hvor dere ikke ble født, og der skal dere dø.
- OTB
- Jeg vil kaste deg og moren som fødte deg inn i et annet land, hvor ingen av dere ble født, og der vil dere begge dø.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil kaste dig og din mor som fødte dig, bort til et annet land, hvor I ikke blev født, og der skal I dø.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 24:15
Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Read in contextJeremiah 15:2–4
If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
Read in context2 Kings 24:8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
Read in contextIsaiah 22:17
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
Read in contextEzekiel 19:9–14
With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:9–10
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
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